SECRETS OF THE DEAD | Doping for Gold | PBS

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In the 1970s, female East German athletes came from nowhere to dominate international sport. But behind their success lay a horrifying secret. Doping for Gold reveals the truth behind the biggest state-sponsored doping program the world has ever known, creating a timely perspective on today's many sports drug scandals.

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[Motaro76]

It has nothing to do with communism. At first, TRUE communism - Stalin's USSR or Enver's Albania don't like professional sport, but supports athletism for MILLIONS and of course, no methandrostenolone.

At second, EVERYBODY used and uses anabolica - USA, USSR, China - every country what takes part in Olympic games. Good sample are gorilla-like sisters Williams or same gorilloid bodybuilders!

[anaihilator]

According to some Wada officials, Spain at this moment is the doping capital of the world. 2010 alone Spain has won tennis championships, european soccer championships, world cup, swimming, triathlete and tour de france victories.

Operacion Puerto

[turnbacktime]

Jamaicans are the least likely o dope compared to these other countries.

[WELLBRAN]

Usain Bolt

[steroidsR4losers]

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[jeanpierre3930]

When peoples in the world talk about east germany's sport,they always remind drug abuse(doping).

I always have a question to everyone in the world that why not think east germany's sport

level(degree).

Drug abuse(doping) always use to erase sport player's tension and enhance the power at the

final moment. That is always possible above

top sport playing ability.

We need to consider east germany's sport except drug abuse(doping).

Never see east germany sport's one side

[amirulfadil]

USA is number one drug scandal athlete now

[dnasgnillor]

German is professinal in Doping,making it and eating it.

man, woman, and....horse

[AB5309]

has this been shown on british tv yet. looks quite interesting.

[audie83]

Now the so-called big scandal is that China, North Korea and former Communist countries like Russia, and Romania are sneaking in under-age gymnasts into the women's gymnastics event at Beijing. It's a ridiculous age rule-gymnastics is a sport for the young and you have to be 16 in the Olympic year to compete. Under that rule Nadia Comaneci would not have been able to even ccmpete at Montreal in 1976 when she soored the first perfect 10.00. She was 14 years old at those Games.